Wei Ying was taken aback by Chu Qing's words. Then, involuntarily, the tips of his ears began to turn red.
Was he being flirted with by Qingqing?
It seemed... a bit...
Improper?
If there was to be flirting, it should be him doing it!
However, by the time Wei Ying came to his senses, Chu Qing had already followed the members of Blando's tribe to personally select the fat lambs for tonight's meal to satisfy their appetites.
Shaking his head with a faint smile, Wei Ying could only walk towards Wei Yi and the others.
Those who were almost invincible seemed to have never been so frustrated. Losing wasn't scary. What was scary was that they didn't even know why they had lost in the end. As their master, he naturally had to give them a good talking - to.
Chu Qing followed Blando's aunt, who had been accompanying her, to the sheepfold. It was only in the past two days that she learned why this aunt had been bustling around for her. It turned out that she was Bateer's aunt.
Since the old chief passed away, she had taken over the responsibility of taking care of Bateer.
"Princess..." The aunt seemed to have something to say.
Chu Qing smiled gently and replied, "Do you have something to say? There are no such many rules here. Aunt, just say it directly."
"His Highness the Prince of Ning is well - known and majestic. It's Bateer's blessing to be taken as a disciple by him. His parents passed away early. I'm really happy for him that someone can teach him. We've already felt extremely guilty that this child abducted you without permission. You and the Prince of Ning can let bygones be bygones. I... I really don't know what to say."
At this moment, the aunt seemed a bit choked up. She truly had Bateer's best interests at heart.
Seeing this, Chu Qing comforted her, "Bateer is an outstanding child. The Prince and I think he's a malleable talent. We don't want a pearl to be covered in dust."
"So this meal tonight is just our Blando people's way of rewarding the soldiers of the Black Cloud Army. It's... our way of thanking the Prince of Ning and you. Otherwise, we really don't know how to express our gratitude." After hearing Chu Qing's words, the aunt spoke even more gratefully.
They could still afford a few sheep.
You know, what the Prince of Ning had given them was...
Boundless glory.
Seeing the aunt's sincere expression, Chu Qing just smiled and said nothing more.
The herdsmen worked hard. How could she really accept their hard - earned things?
Since they had made a decision, they were thinking about more long - term things.
...
Night fell quickly.
The stars dotted the sky. The evening breeze blew across the vast grassland, making the waves of grass look graceful.
The large crowd was divided into several groups and gathered together. In the middle, on the fire, there were mouth - watering roasted whole lambs.
Since the unique fruit trees on the grassland were used, the mutton not only exuded the aroma of meat, but also a faint fruity fragrance if you smelled it carefully.
Chu Qing didn't care about anything else and just waited for the lamb to be roasted so that she could have a big meal.
People kept coming to toast Wei Ying. Wei Ying was no longer as cold and severe to them as he had been during the day. Under the illumination of the bonfire, there was a rare gentleness in his eyes.
When Chu Qing got up to take a stroll after she was full, her skirt was tugged.
Naturally, no one else had the guts to do so.
Then it could only be someone.
When Chu Qing turned her head, Wei Ying happened to look up at her.
At this moment, there was no longer the usual clarity in Wei Ying's eyes, but a layer of mist.
With just one glance, Chu Qing knew that Wei Ying was a bit drunk.
Tsk! She thought this guy could hold his liquor.
Seeing another group of people approaching not far away, Chu Qing said in a soft voice, "My lord, I want to go out for a walk. Will you accompany me?"
Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for those people to hear.
Wei Ying pursed his lips and smiled. There seemed to be stars in his eyes.
After answering yes, the two stood up hand in hand and walked towards the distance.
Seeing this, the men who originally wanted to continue toasting looked at each other. They had to nudge each other, as if blaming each other for being slow. There was nothing they could do. They couldn't interrupt the private time of the prince and the princess.
Chu Qing and Wei Ying unconsciously walked to the bank of the Ritu River. Then they sat side by side on the grass.
Wei Ying instinctively pulled Chu Qing into his arms and said,
"Qingqing, after the matter here is finished, I want... to go to Dongyi."
He said go, not return.
Chu Qing sighed softly in her heart, but her face showed no emotion as she said, "If you really want to go, I'll accompany you."
In case her Wei Ying was bullied, at least she could get revenge.
Hearing this, Wei Ying smiled and gently leaned his head on Chu Qing's.
The two fell into silence, but they didn't feel embarrassed.
Just staying quietly like this for a while was also very comfortable.
It was just...
A bit short of wine.
Otherwise, drinking with the one you loved under such a beautiful scenery would be like a celestial pleasure.
Thinking of this, Chu Qing touched her abdomen aggrievedly. This little one still had a long time to come out.
However, the starlight tonight was still extraordinarily brilliant.
...
In the next few days, Wei Ying was very dedicated in fulfilling the responsibilities of a teacher.
After Chu Qing watched a few times when she was idle, she couldn't help but silently feel lucky that she hadn't been tortured to a mess by Wei Ying's hell - like training.
Bateer's skin was originally a bit dark, but it had become even darker in these few days.
Chu Qing touched her own face and consciously walked to the shade.
Just as she was sitting in the shade, enjoying the gentle breeze and pretending to be asleep with her eyes closed, she heard a whistle.
This was the military whistle of the Black Cloud Army.
Sure enough, after she opened her eyes, Wei Ying and Wei Yi walked over.
"Is there an enemy approaching?" Chu Qing frowned slightly and asked.
After a few peaceful days, she almost forgot that there was no peace on the grassland.
Seeing that Chu Qing wanted to stand up, Wei Ying gently pressed her back down.
"It's nothing to be afraid of." Although Wei Ying's tone was gentle, his expression seemed a bit complicated.
"What happened?" Chu Qing still couldn't help but ask curiously.
"The Aqitu tribe has allied with Wumushan and Baharnao." Wei Ying squinted his eyes and replied unhurriedly.
"The three major tribes have allied?"
This was not good news.
If the three major tribes allied, the first one to be targeted would be Blando.
After all, Blando was a big piece of fat. Those hungry wolves had no reason not to drool over it.
"But..." Wei Ying smiled meaningfully, "Just now Bateer told me that he received a secret letter today."
"Oh?" Chu Qing sat up straight.
"It's a letter from the Aqitu tribe, saying that they want to ally with Blando."
Chu Qing raised her eyebrows. "A feint attack?"
"No." Wei Ying smiled and then continued, "The letter Bateer received was written by the wife of the Aqitu chief. And it was the Aqitu chief who spread the news of the alliance of the three major tribes."
"These two...?"
"Probably... living together but with different hearts?"
"What about this chief's wife?"
"She can be said to be a heroine. Moreover... most of Aqitu's combat power comes from this wife and her maternal family." Wei Ying complimented her for the first time.
Chu Qing gave him a sidelong glance. After finding that he was really just simply admiring, she didn't act coquettishly and seriously said, "So, this chief thinks he has allied with Wumushan and Baharnao. But in fact, the chief's wife has other intentions and prefers Blando?"
"That's right."
"This... is really interesting."